It is then important to look for voices that do not take up as much space. But this is also a complicated endeavour. For example, in my last class, certain parents (of the same group) would be extremely vocal when I didn’t feel they had a great need to be (their child was succeeding exceptionally in a social and academic sense) while, other parents who I felt needed to be more active, were not active in pretty much any way.  (e.g. parent would not come to parent/teacher interviews after being asked several times and was very resistant to coming to the SST meeting). 

Furthermore, this quote forces me to look at myself as a straight, white, cis, able-bodied, university educated male and to examine the power and space that  I (inadvertently but inescapably) exert over marginalized and oppressed communities in the class and outside.

I am however optimistic, as universities and the younger generation seem to be very passionate about making large forward strides within the realm of social justice. 

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